Devices that will change the future will be presented at WAIC 2024

The 2024 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance (WAIC) is open through Sunday and showcases a wide range of innovative technologies poised to revolutionize industries. While robots and AI models dominate the showroom floors, a few gadgets stand out for their transformative potential.

Well-Bot: Intelligent Logistics Automation

Well-Bot, an intelligent logistics robot developed by Shanghai-based Westwell, will debut at WAIC 2024. Designed to automate warehouse and factory operations, Well-Bot handles cargo with precision and flexibility.

Advanced sensor technology allows it to adapt to different loading platforms, efficiently manage cargo in containers and navigate autonomously. Westwell’s proprietary Large Language Model (LLM) enables Well-Bot to automatically identify cargo and perform tasks such as unpacking and stacking.

Moore Threads’ KUAE: Empowering AI Data Centers

Moore Threads is showcasing its KUAE, an end-to-end AI data center solution based on the company’s MTT S4000 GPU and related processors. This integrated solution enables efficient deployment of high-performance AI compute from up to 10,000 GPUs, debuting at WAIC 2024.

The Moore Threads S4000 GPU offers performance that is about 60 percent comparable to NVIDIA’s A100, a model currently unavailable in the country for geopolitical reasons. That positions KUAE as a key tool for China to build independent AI data centers to support AI application development and digital transformation.

Jams Zhang, founder and CEO of Moore Threads, emphasized at WAIC 2024 that KUAE is a key part of the company’s AI strategy, offering massive computing power that meets the digital transformation needs of various industries.

Vertaxi’s M1: The AI ​​Air Taxi

Vertaxi takes center stage with the M1, an electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL) designed to carry five passengers and travel up to 250 kilometers (155 miles). After a first test flight in October, the M1 is expected to receive a standard airworthiness certificate by 2026.

However, implementing large-scale air taxi operations requires real-time, high-density data processing during flight, which is only possible with AI. By analyzing massive amounts of flight data, AI can provide decision support to air service providers, enabling them to optimize operational strategies, said Xie Ling, CEO of Vertaxi.

Xie further emphasizes the potential of AI to revolutionize low-end economy business models, such as AI-based insurance pricing and on-demand air services. Xie described air taxis as “robots in the air,” functioning as information-acquisition and task-execution terminals that are heavily dependent on AI.

WAIC 2024 is proof of the transformative power of AI.

From automating logistics to enabling future transportation solutions and supporting data-driven innovation, AI promises to change the world as we know it.

WAIC 2024 will be held from Thursday to Sunday at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center.